Álvaro Siza

(1933) portugisisk arkitekt

Álvaro Siza (Portugal, b. 1933) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Álvaro Siza belongs to the chapter ‘Modernism’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Álvaro Siza was born in Matosinhos. Álvaro Siza trained at University of Porto. Álvaro Siza became a member of European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, and American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The awards include European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture, Royal Gold Medal, Pritzker Architecture Prize, and Alvar Aalto Medal.

One of the best-known works is ‘Porto School of Architecture’. The catalogue has 4 buildings by Álvaro Siza. The dated buildings span the years 1998–2007. The buildings are in Rotterdam, Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos, Parque das Nações, and Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg. They are in 2 countries. According to Wikidata, buildings by Álvaro Siza belong to the ‘Post-war modernism’ style.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Pedro Cid, Pancho Guedes, Livio Vacchini, Raimund Abraham, and Matti Suuronen.

• New Orleans
• Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art
• Pavilhão de Portugal
• Bonjour Tristesse